Granada – Random Photos
This will be our last Granada post (I promise), a random collection of pictures taken during our trip there. Enjoy!
Granada – The Cave People of Guadix
Guadix is a beautiful town an hour east of Granada, which we visited on our trip back to Valencia. (It's also the home of the pyrotechnic company who put on…
Granada – Hammam, Arabic Baths
By the end of our trip to Granada, we were physically and mentally exhausted. In just a few days, we had seen so much, and had been running around the…
Granada – Federico Garcia Lorca
"Viento del Sur,moreno, ardiente,llegas sobre mi carne,trayéndome semillade brillantesmiradas, empapadode azahares..."- Veleta (excerpt), Federico Garcia Lorca Spain's most famous poet and the favorite son of Granada, Federico Garcia Lorca was…
Granada – Bodega Barranco Oscuro in Las Alpujarras
Midway into our drive through the Alpujarras, we stopped at Bodega Barranco Oscuro, a small family-run winery near Cádiar. It was the off-season, and just after 5pm, so I think…
Granada – Las Alpujarras
The second half of our Granada day trip took us east from Almuñécar along the Costa Tropical and then north into the Alpujarras. A gorgeous mountain district of Granada, las…
Granada – La Cartuja
After the city cathedral and royal chapel, the most important religious building in Granada is La Cartuja, on the grounds of the University. The name derives from monks of the…
Granada – Sacromonte and Our Flamenco Disaster(s)
One of the coolest most interesting neighborhoods in Granada is Sacromonte, famous for its inhabited caves. We found it fascinating. Sure, the caves have been decorated, painted and furnished, and…
Granada – The Cathedral & Royal Chapel
Our hotel, Casa de Federico, was within spitting distance of the city cathedral, and so it was the first bit of sightseeing we did while in Granada. The church is…
Video of the Alhambra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToS_luYe-H0 Get your Shisha out and pour yourself some Arabic tea to get you in the mood for 1001 Arabian Nights, and let the video do the rest. More from…